Cornet, B-flat, A, high pitch / low pitch
Maker
Frank Holton & Company
Date1923
Place MadeElkhorn, Wisconsin, United States, North America
ModelHolton-Clarke Long Model Finish D (Silver Plated, Sand Blasted, Polished Gold Bell Inside)
Serial No.61513
SignedEngraved on bell: HOLTON-CLARKE / MODEL / MADE BY / (script) Frank Holton & Co. / ELKHORN / WIS. MarkingsStamped on valve casings and pistons, respectively: 1 2 3
Stamped on second valve casing, left side: H-C / FRANK HOLTON & CO. / ELKHORN,WIS. / 61513
Stamped on each piston: 61513
DescriptionBrass; with silver-plated, satin finish. Burnished, gold wash bell interior. Three, top-sprung Perinet piston valves. Mother-of-pearl touchpieces.
DimensionsOverall height: 419 mm
Bell diameter: 114 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesSabine Katharina Klaus, Trumpets and Other High Brass: A History Inspired by the Joe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection. Volume 4: The Heydey of the Cornet (Vermillion, SD: National Music Museum, 2022), p. 132.
Marshall L. Scott. The American Piston Valves Cornets and Trumpets of The Shrine to Music Museum. D.M.A. Thesis, University of Wisconsin, 1988. p. 214.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number01101
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